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Austin Jenkins/NW News NetworkAt Washington’s Capitol Campus, a post-legislative session calm has settled in.Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that were… -
Washington State Patrol/It was the Friday before Memorial Day weekend 36 years ago and Washington State Patrol Trooper Glenda Thomas was patrolling I-5 through Seattle.A call…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a new tax on capital gains aimed at the state’s wealthiest residents.But the future of the tax is… -
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman.On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl…
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Just days after the Washington Legislature gave final approval to a new capital gains tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents, the conservative…
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Fifteen weeks ago, majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature convened a 105-day session vowing to address the fallout from COVID-19, police…
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The state of Washington will beef up security around the governor’s executive residence following a major breach of security on January 6, the same day a…
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The Washington House has approved a bill to institute a seven percent tax on capital gains over $250,000 from the sale of such things as stocks and bonds.…
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Idaho legislators gave a sympathetic ear Monday to an Oregon group that wants to redraw state lines so that conservative eastern and southern Oregon would…
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As police reforms near passage, Washington State Patrol sexual misconduct case tests state oversightThe son-in-law of the Washington State Patrol chief resigned as a trooper after investigations into allegations of on-the-job sex and sexual assault. He…
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The two states are both led by strong Democratic majorities and face similar issues. Only one of them is successfully passing legislation.On Feb. 25, as…
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Washington House Democrats on Friday unveiled a proposed two-year state budget that seeks, among other things, to head off a wave of mass evictions once…
